Myth busters

[Scott T-Bird]

Truth or fiction ...

chicks dig sailors ... :stirthepot:

 

[talbotb]

Should be no problem if the wind doesn't shift.
(Sorry. That belongs in Famous Last Words rather than Myths.)

 

[Capt. JG]

The pointy end always goes first.

 

[Sailm8]

Honey, "Look how many steaks fit in the freezer" "The freezer sure keeps them hard"

 

[Jackdaw]

With respect to number 5: Yogi Berra once is said to have said, "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." Theory states that the "hull speed" - maximum speed of a displacement boat - can be closely approximated in knots by 1.39 times the square root of the water line in feet. The displacement hull sits in the trough between the trailing edge of the bow wave and the leading edge of the stern wave created as the hull moves through the water. The bow and stern wave fronts move together at a speed proportional to their separation distance. So in theory there is a limit to how fast a displacement hull moves -- namely the maximum speed of these two wave fronts. In practice however, once a sail boat reaches hull speed additional energy usually produces excessive heal, wind is dumped out of the sails, and the boat stays in the trough. In practice, even a displacement hull can be forced to ride up onto the trailing edge of the bow wave forcing the boat to go faster than the theoretical hull speed without getting up on a plane.

First, unless your boat floats by not breaking the surface tension of the water, it is a DISPLACEMENT BOAT. All boats are!

Now, if your boat as a high enough downwind SA/D ratio, say 45:1; there is a good chance it will lift off the water and plane, IF it has a planing hull form. Flat wide aft sections are a good clue. This form is good for speed but compromised other aspects for cruisers, so it is not used unless that boat actually has a chance to plane.

I sail on a bunch of boats that plane all the time. But when not moving, or moving slow, they all are displacement boats.

 

[Allan12210]

Who nweeds a stinking compass. I have a GPS

Corollary: Who needs stinking paper charts when I have a GPS.

 

[thinwater]

(after a botched docking attempt)

"What happens in Deale, stays in Deale."

As though that weren't bad enough. I practiced docking.

 

[thinwater]

"This is my last boat."

(I really hoped it was true this time. I've already cheated, buying 2 kayaks.)

 

[Caboteur]

The two happiest days in a boat-owners life are the day he buys and the day he sells!

 

[woodster]

"This is my last boat."

(I really hoped it was true this time. I've already cheated, buying 2 kayaks.)

can't ever have enough boats

 

[rgranger]

can't ever have enough boats

Right!
My fleet includes:
-Balboa 26'
-Rhodes 22'
-Hobie 18'
-Kayak
-Canoe
-Paddle Boat.

 

[jon.lewit]

reliable atomic 4 - always starts

 

[woodster]

reliable atomic 4 - always starts

thoses things are just like the old Harley Davidson 883 sportster engine you have to choke the heck out of them to get the cylinders wet enough to start

 

[ALNims]

Easy to install. Even a child could do it.

 

[Scott]

With respect to number 5: Theory states that the "hull speed" - maximum speed of a displacement boat - can be closely approximated in knots by 1.39 times the square root of the water line in feet.

I thought it was 1.34 times. My boat should go faster!

 

[Doc_holiday]

There are 3 types of sailors, those who can count and those who can't!

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

There are two types of cruising sailors- those who have run aground, and those who lie about it

 

[topcat0399]

This thread is drifting from mythdom to jokedom...

 

[Leroy McMillan]

Cherubini Hunters are flimsy unseaworthy boats.

 

[talbotb]

US Sailing says the hull speed coefficient is 1.34. But as pointed out earlier, that's a myth for planing hulls. The not-very-helpful-for-sailboats-planing-hull calculators generally rely on weight and horsepower. Perhaps another myth is that you can easily find anything you need related to sailing on the Web.